After we cleared the harbor, they cranked up the throttle and these jets shot out immense plumes of water. I don't know how far above the water the deck was, but it felt like a hundred feet, makeing the jets seem all that much more huge.
Mark's GPS confirms that we're doing about 45 knots, which is over 50 miles per hour. I didn't think anything that big could move that fast so effortlessly.